FIRST -- Grand Army Of the Republic National Encampment in New Jersey - Atlantic City, NJ
Posted by: 
bluesnote
N 39° 21.996 W 074° 24.826
18S E 550500 N 4357624
This first is located at the Absecon lighthouse in Atlantic City.
Waymark Code: WMC2F6
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 07/17/2011
Views: 3
"From September 19 to 24 1910, about 45 years after the last shot of the Civil War was fired, the 44th National Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Encampment(convention) was held in Atlantic City. The G.A.R., a Union (Northern) Civil War veteran's organization, had in attendance over 18,000 of its 214,000 members arriving from across the nation, many still suffering from wounds inflicted decades before in the War Between the States. The days of the gathering were marked by parades, and meetings for the Encampment were held at Steel, Million Dollar, Steeplechase, and Young's Ocean piers. Among the notable Civil War veterans in attendance were Major General Daniel E. Sickles, Lt. General Nelson A. Miles, and Johnny Clem, the famous "Drummer Boy of Chickamauga."
It was the only time in the 83-year history of the Grand Army of the Republic that a National Encampment was held in New Jersey. "
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 09/19/1910
More Information - Web URL: Not listed
|
Visit Instructions:As a suggestion for your visit log, please make every effort to supply a brief-to-detailed note about your experience at the Waymark. If possible also include an image that was taken when you visited the Waymark. Images can be of yourself, a personal Waymarking signature item or just one of general interest that would be of value to others. Sharing your experience helps promote Waymarking and provides a dynamic history of your adventures.